Cora and Robert are spending their first Christmas Eve together as husband and wife. This story is informed by what Robert says in S1, "Not a year, not as long as that." and "It wouldn't have happened if not for Mary." This was written for the 2021 Downton Abbey Secret Santa exchange for AndAllThatMishigas. Rated M to be safe, but very, very light M.

After the death of his infant son only a year earlier, Robert is scared of what could happen this time around. With Cora about to give birth any day now, Robert runs from his problems instead of talking to his wife.

A series of one-shots inspired by an alphabetical list of Christmas-related prompts. Some chapters might have S5 spoilers, and I will indicate that in the A/N.

Thomas avait toujours été considéré comme un bel homme. Son charisme lui avait bien été utile tout au long de son existence. Pourtant, Thomas ne s'était jamais trouvé beau. Lui, plus que quiconque, avait conscience de sa laideur. Et s'il lui venait l'envie de l'oublier, ses cicatrices immondes étaient là pour le lui rappeler...

Modern AU. At Christmastime, John Bates teaches his son a valuable lesson about gift giving.

Après sa tentative de suicide, Thomas se réveille dans un drôle d'endroit...

It's an exciting day when Johnny Bates gets to make a gingerbread house at the Abbey. A canon era Christmas tale.

Matthew didn't get into a car crash on the day of his son's birth. Instead he and Mary enjoy the next chapter of their lives as parents and managing Downton Abbey. First Fic, M rated for a reason.

Mrs Hughes falls and gets hurt, fortunately Mr Carson is never far away to take care of her. Rating T for safety but it's very soft!

Cora is working as a teacher and seems to be quite stressed out by her job. Robert heard some unpleasant things about his wife and wants to get to the bottom of this talk. On top of everything their girls never seem to stay out of problems either… Modern AU - with many of the upstairs and downstairs characters included

Downton Secret Santa gift of Baxter and Thomas friendship with Baxter and Molesley romance. Set somewhere in s6.

Who would have ever thought a cup of sugar could add so much more sweetness to one's life outside of just their baked goods?

Story summary: Charles is thinking about the idea of "Christmas miracle"

Inspired by the new Downton Abbey trailer. Mary is in the south of France on a trip with her family when she runs into a familiar man with a mysterious past. This is basically my wish for one of the plots of the DA2 movie.

Sybbie acquires some mistletoe and makes mischief with it.

It was possible that Thomas Barrow had drank a bit more eggnog than he should have…

Możliwe, że Thomas Barrow wypił nieco więcej eggnogu, niż powinien…

modern au - Anna's needs to borrow some sellotape to wrap presents and her hunky neighbor John has some he's willing to share... if she does something for him in return. Sounds nefarious but it's not. Just Christmas banna fluff.

VOLUME I - In the Season of 1936 Eton and Collegian chaps fill the House of Grantham to chance just a glance at Downton's young roses, Sybbie and Marigold. But, in the seclusion of Crawley House, a demon somewhere in the past of Downton's heir looms like a dark cloud over young love's romance in bloom of a grand countryside summer.

Johnny Bates is excited for Christmas and knows just what he wants from Santa.

Contrary to popular belief, what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas. This is a modern AU.

Bertie et Marigold décorent le sapin de Noël à Downton Abbey.

Missing scene from 2 x 1; set just before the concert. Bates asks Robert for permission to marry Anna.

In the Blitz of 1941 - Two star-crossed couples are reunited 20 years after their tragic deaths. Now, amidst a world afire they must navigate change, remarriages, and dark secrets while a long lost father attempts to help a once heroic son - haunted by his failure during the Spanish Civil War. Yet, in the shadows, a traitor deep within the House of Grantham helps plot its downfall.

It’s 1890, and Rosamund must decide whether to honour the Crawley arrangement or her heart…